VCU Camp

Our Team

Co-Directors

Why I Kesem: I joined Camp Kesem because of friend of mine who was already involved in Camp Kesem was asking

for volunteers to be part of the coordinator boardand I decided to step up and help her out.

Since joining Camp Kesem, my life has been changed!

Amber Holloway (Sundae)

Year: Junior

Major: Psychology

Favorite Thing to Do: Hang out with family & friends

Why I Kesem: I joined Camp Kesem because I think it’s an awesome cause and wanted to do what I can to make a difference in this overlooked, AMAZING population of kids.

PR & Marketing Coordinators

Leah Baldo (Mojo)

Year: Senior

Major: Psychology

Favorite thing to do: Listening to music, singing, and traveling.

Why I Kesem: I Kesem so I can help make a difference in a childs life. Camp Kesem is the best choice I have

ever made and I couldn’t be prouder to be apart of the CK family!

Devin Peregoy (Finn)

Year: Sophomore

Major: Elementary Education

Favorite thing to do: Reading and playing video games.

Why I Kesem: I Kesem because of the opportunities to work with young people and

give back to an organization that could have helped me in some ways when I was younger.

Operations and Programming Coordinators

Jennifer Holmgrain (Jave the Cup)

Year: Senior

Major: Homeland Security and Emergency PreparednessFavorite thing to do: Go on and adventures, hike, drink coffee, readWhy I Kesem: I Kesem because I have seen the difference that it can make for these kids. They are some of the strongest, bravest, and coolest people I know. They deserve the chance to be kids and experience the magic of Camp Kesem and I want to be able to help make that happen for them.

Rizky Hidayat (Bullseye)

Year: Senior

Major: Economics

Favorite thing to do: I looove to eat spicy food!

Why I Kesem: I Kesem because I want to be a lifelong friend

for a child through and beyond his/her parent’s cancer

Outreach Coordinators

Sam Dixon (Wallaby)

Year: Sophomore

Major: Advertising

Favorite thing to do: Collecting and listening to music

Why I Kesem: I Kesem because I had a parent suffer from cancer,

and when my sister got involved with camp it sounded like an

awesome experience so I followed in her footsteps

Jane Mariani (Margo)

Year: Sophomore

Major: Political Science

Favorite thing to do: Cooking/baking, reading, hanging out with family & friends.

Why I Kesem: I Kesem because I have a parent who is battling cancer, &

I want to help children going through the same thing as much as I can. Also, Camp Kesem at VCU’s first camp this

summer was such an amazing experience & I want to help share it with more kids!

Make the Magic Coordinators

Morgan Jacobs (Julia Butterfly)

Year: Freshman

Major: Psychology

Favorite thing to do: Is tearing off the pages of my happy quote of the day calendar when I wake up

Why I Kesem: I Kesem because I had a parent pass away from cancer myself when I was younger and

I want to help kids who are now going through what I once was.

Erin Austin (Alaska)

Year: Freshmen

Major: Biology

Favorite thing to do: To be outdoors

Why I Kesem: I Kesem because I heard great things from people who have done it and it is a great organization!

Development Coordinators

Ashley Grant (Aussie)

Year: Junior

Major: Exercise Science with a Minor in Psychology

Favorite thing to do: Going to see new movies especially midnight showings.

Why I Kesem: I Kesem family because I wanted to be able to have the opportunity to make an impact

on the lives of our campers like some of the adults in my life have made an impact on me.

Joining Camp Kesem has been one of the best decisions I ever made.

Courtney Vest (Iris)

Year: Sophomore

Major: Clinical Lab Sciences

Favorite thing to do: to sit by a fire with a warm mug of hot chocolate and

watch Disney movies,Frozen is by far my favorite!

Why I Kesem: I Kesem because I wanted to do something with my life for someone other than myself.

Cancer really sucks, and while I’m not on the front lines doing research quite yet,

I still feel like I’m doing my small part behind the scenes to help erase the awful impact it has on kids.